It was the first day of actual sessions today and it felt like a long one. There were a few different speakers in the morning that were fairly accomplished doctors, I understand that at least one of them had two Ph.D’s and some of them were part of some exciting stuff in the med world. It was a pretty good feeling to sit in that room, and made my head spin to think that just a few weeks ago my plans were so much different.

PBL starts tomorrow morning, so I ‘ll get a good idea of who I’m hanging out with in a small room for hours on end, for the next year. It was much the same as the international orientation and aside from a few Canadian/Australian jokes they could have just done them in the same day. We were in a lecture hall that seats around 450 and there are 421 of us, putting that air con to good work.

Anyways, my general feeling is excitement, I am a bit surprised to see how much I love hearing about people talking about caring for people, but what strikes me most is how intentional it seems. The fact that it is years of effort to learn to not only recognize and understand disease, but also to skillfully deliver care is one that makes me look forward to this challenge.

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